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trefle.io · Taken Jun 7, 2021 by Magnus Puutiainen (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
Also known as Rubus horridulus, Chamaemorus anglica, Averin, Knotberry
Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare High
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Cloudberry · Edible Fruit · Arctic · Boreal · Boggy · Acidic Soil · Scandinavian · Fruit Plant · Medicinal · Specialty
MedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Cloudberry is a prized arctic and subarctic fruiting perennial that produces distinctive amber-colored berries with a unique tart-sweet flavor, highly valued in Scandinavian cuisine. It demands acidic, nutrient-poor, consistently moist or boggy soil and cool temperatures, making it very challenging to grow outside its native range. Both male and female plants are needed for fruit production, and replicating its cool, humid, boreal habitat is essential for success.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and regularly; cloudberry requires consistently moist, boggy conditions · Every 5-7 days; keep soil consistently moist
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 4–5.2
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Altay, Amur, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Himalaya, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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